I am 46 so I have lived through a few big recessions but never with investment real estate in my portfolio. 

Now it is probably back up to the 2005 value and more but if landlord's recession level rents couldn't keep up with costs you could be in trouble.

Hearing stuff about "Lehman Brothers", "Bernie Madoff", and stories from a  a co-worker during college who has been trying to retire since 2000 (but failed due to losing money the dot-com crash, Enron, and the "Great recession") made me skeptical of investment "experts."

The metrics I pay attention to do not forecast a recession in the next 9 - 12 months.

He's looking to do some work on the place (replace the deck, install recessed lighting, etc) so maybe you could barter services. 

Plus, they stay awhile, which saves me money in the long haul.The Charlotte market has been good to us so far, even in the recession (especially in the recession!)

Every bank will not have an appetite for MHPs so you'll have to find the ones who do, but when you find the ones that do, usually they will have a STRONG appetite to lend on them because they tend to be the most recession resistant part of their portfolio. 

And the small desert oil towns have their own RE cycles based on recessions, booms and which fields get opened and closed.Prices were not out of control late1990s.  

We don't really want to touch our investments (they are doing pretty well after the recession), but the savings is a possible start up source for flipping houses.I want to quit my job so badly because I have a long commute and I'm not interested in my current career any more.

I am pretty far, yes, I am in Romania, in the heart of it. following the recession the mortgages became more affordable than before.